DAILY GK QUIZ 21-25 JAN
[Q] As per the 3rd
Advance Estimate of Area and Production of Various Horticultural Crops for
2022–23 released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in January
2024, the estimation of total horticulture production for 2022–23 is __________
tonnes.
(a)
502.15 million
(b)
392.14 million
(c)
355.25 million
(d)
419.34 million
[ANS]
c
[Q] As per the 18th
Global 500 2024 annual report released by Brand Finance in January 2024,
Reliance Jio ranked _________ among the world’s strongest brands in 2024, while
___________ (company) tops the list.
(a)
15th; YouTube
(b)
17th; WeChat
(c)
19th; Google
(d)
17th; YouTube
[ANS]
b
[Q] According to the 2024
Military Strength Ranking released by Global Firepower (GFP) in January 2024,
India is ranked as the __________ most powerful military in the world, while
the United States of America (USA) tops the list.
(a)
3rd
(b)
6th
(c)
5th
(d)
4th
[ANS]
d
[Q] Who has sworn in as
President of Guatemala?
(a)
Mario Taracena
(b)
Álvaro Arzú Escobar
(c)
César Bernardo Arévalo de León
(d)
Samuel Pérez Álvarez
[ANS]
c
[Q] When was the 19th
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day observed across India?
(a)
17th January 2024
(b)
19th January 2024
(c)
16th January 2024
(d)
18th January 2024
[ANS]
b
[Q] _____________ became
the first state in India to launch a regenerative tourism model to redefine
tourism.
(a)
Tamil Nadu
(b)
Karnataka
(c)
Maharashtra
(d)
Goa
[ANS]
d
[Q] Who launched the
“Alliance for Global Good-Gender Equity and Equality” at the World Economic
Forum?
(a)
Narendra Modi
(b)
Smriti Irani
(c)
Klaus Schwab
(d)
Hardeep Singh Puri
[ANS]
b
[Q] Who exercised the
Right to Match, securing the IPL title sponsorship for 2024-2028?
(a)
Aditya Birla Group
(b)
Reliance Industries
(c)
Tata Sons Private Limited
(d)
Vivo
[ANS]
c
[Q] What does SAED stand
for in the context of the windfall tax?
(a)
Special Additional Excise Duty
(b)
Standard Assessment and Excise Division
(c)
Strategic Adjustment for Excise Duties
(d)
Supplementary Allocation of Excise Duties
[ANS]
a
[Q] Who is the author of
the novel “Conversations with Aurangzeb”?
(a)
Nandini Krishnan
(b)
CharuNivedita
(c)
Shah Krishnan
(d)
Charu Krishnan
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which two airports
were jointly awarded the ‘Best Airport of the Year’ at the Wings India Awards
2024?
(a)
ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj International Airport, Mumbai
(b)
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
(c)
Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, and Kempegowda International
Airport, Bengaluru
(d)
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, and Chennai
International Airport
[ANS]
c
[Q] Which Indian state
has launched the ‘My School-My Pride’ campaign under the ‘ApnaVidyalay’
programme?
(a)
Uttarakhand
(b)
Himachal Pradesh
(c)
Punjab
(d)
Haryana
[ANS]
b
[Q] Who released the
draft framework for recognizing Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) in the
FinTech sector?
(a)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(b)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(c)
Ministry of Finance
(d)
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which Union Ministry
is associated with Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), which has
recently been in the news?
(a)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(b)
Ministry of Defence
(c)
Ministry of Finance
(d)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
[ANS]
a
[Q] Which country has
recently signed an agreement with the United States to purchase Tomahawk
missiles?
(a)
Iran
(b)
India
(c)
China
(d)
Japan
[ANS]
d
[Q] Sultanpur Bird
Sanctuary, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(a)
Uttar Pradesh
(b)
Haryana
(c)
Punjab
(d)
Sikkim
[ANS]
b
[Q] Which state’ s
Kachchhi Kharek has got geographical indication (GI) tag from the Geographical
Indication Registry?
(a)
Haryana
(b)
Jharkhand
(c)
Punjab
(d)
Gujarat
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which Indian Institute
of Management (IIM) has collaborated with the Strategy Perspective Planning and
Monitoring Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
to develop ‘ICAI Vision 2049’?
(a)
IIM Kozhikode
(b)
IIM Ahmedabad
(c)
IIM Bangalore
(d)
IIM Lucknow
[ANS]
b
[Q] President of India
Droupadi Murmu Conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 award
to ___________ Children.
(a)
16
(b)
19
(c)
10
(d)
12
[ANS]
b
[Q] Who has been
appointed as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?
(a)
Daljit Singh Chaudhary
(b)
Anish Dayal Singh
(c)
Vitul Kumar
(d)
Hanumant Singh Rawat
[ANS]
a
[Q] Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed Smart Lander for Investigating
Moon (SLIM) on the Lunar Surface.
With this Japan became
the _______ nation to soft land on the Moon.
(a)
4th
(b)
6th
(c)
5th
(d)
7th
[ANS]
c
[Q] Which country has
recently (in Jan ‘2(d) launched the Sorayya satellite using a three-stage
solid-fuel Qaem 100 satellite carrier?
(a)
Türkiye
(b)
Iran
(c)
United Arab Emirates
(d)
Israel
[ANS]
b
[Q] What is the target
number of households for rooftop solar installation under the ‘Pradhan Mantri
Suryodaya Yojana’?
(a)
5 lakh
(b)
1 crore
(c)
10 million
(d)
50 lakhs
[ANS]
b
[Q] What multinational
effort aims to safeguard shipping in the Red Sea?
(a)
Operation Desert Storm
(b)
Operation Freedom Sentinel
(c)
Operation Inherent Resolve
(d)
Operation Prosperity Guardian
[ANS]
d
[Q] Which country has
recently been certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO)?
(a)
Ghana
(b)
Cabo Verde
(c)
Nigeria
(d)
Tanzania
[ANS]
b
[Q] How many countries
and territories have been awarded the ‘malaria-free’ certification by WHO
globally?
(a)
35
(b)
50
(c)
43
(d)
55
[ANS]
c
[Q] Who recently invested
USD 58.4 million in India’s largest Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment
Trust (InvIT), Sustainable
Energy Infra Trust (SEIT)?
(a)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(b)
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
(c)
World Bank
(d)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
[ANS]
b
[Q] What is the name of
the Artificial Intelligence-based app launched by the central government for
providing study materials in regional languages?
(a)
EduMate
(b)
Anuvadini
(c)
LinguaLearn
(d)
SmartStudy
[ANS]
b
[Q] When is the
‘ParakramDiwas’ observed every year?
(a)
22 January
(b)
21 January
(c)
23 January
(d)
25 January
[ANS]
c
[Q] Recently, which
global financial institution became the anchor investor in India’s largest
renewable energy infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT)?
(a)
European Investment Bank
(b)
World Bank
(c)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(d)
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
[ANS]
d
[Q] Hamara Samvidhan,
Hamara Samman campaign’, recently seen in the news, is associated with which
ministry?
(a)
Ministry of Law and Justice
(b)
Ministry of Corportate Affairs
(c)
Ministry of Finance
(d)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
[ANS]
a
[Q] Recently, which
institution has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan
Puraskar-2024 in the institutional
category?
(a)
60 Parachute field hospital, UP
(b)
30 Parachute field hospital, UP
(c)
KJMU, Lucknow
(d)
AIIMS, Delhi
[ANS]
a
